| Class/Model/Name: |
Wagon Wheel Frigate (Human Sphere) |
| Tech: |
Inner Sphere / 3070 |
| Vessel Type: |
WarShip |
| Rules: |
Level 3, Standard design |
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| Mass: |
94,200 tons |
| Length: |
285 meters |
| Sail Diameter: |
993 meters |
| Power Plant: |
Standard |
| Safe Thrust: |
5 |
| Maximum Thrust: |
8 |
| Armor Type: |
Improved Ferro-aluminum |
Armament:
24 Light ER PPC*
32 Medium Pulse Laser
16 AMS
4 Piranha*
16 ELRM-20 (THB)
8 NAC/5*
10 HV AC/5 (THB)
1 Large Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Taurus Territorial Industries, Pinard Protectorates Limited, Pleiades Defense Limited, Kithrong Industries, Poseidon Metalwerks
Location: Illiushin, Organo, Pleiades Cluster, Erod's Escape, Hellespont
Overview:
The first WarShip built by the Taurian Concordat after the Star League invasion of the Periphery, the Wagon Wheel was the Concordat's statement that they had finally recovered from the predations of that old alliance. Designed much like the TCW Vandenberg, the Wagon Wheels are a cylindrically-shaped design with two counter-rotating grav decks nearly as wide as the ship is long on either end. The grav decks are used by the infantry battalion for exercise and wargames, as well as for the spacious quarters reserved for them. They have bunks in the interior of the craft which they move to when combat is about to begin as the grav decks are easy targets and their spin is brought to a stop. They prefer the larger quarters on the grav decks while cruising, and the full gravity when the ship is not accelerating, though.
Despite the large grav decks, the Wagon Wheel was designed primarily to carry a massive array of autocannons, and supporting missile launchers, into battle, and their other capabilities mirror this near-singleminded devotion. The swift Wagon Wheels can generate a full four gees at combat acceleration and are capable of doing heavy damage to enemy ships with their autocannons, but their fuel bunkerage and cargo capacities limit them to short patrols and they are normally forced to cruise with other ships to keep them stocked on fuel, food, and spare parts.
As with all Taurian designs, the crew has spacious quarters and recreation facilities, and the crew is large enough that maintaining the ship requires less than fifty hours a week, making a cruise on a Wagon Wheel comfortable if dangerous. Dedicated combat units, many Wagon Wheels were lost during the Jihad and the wars with the Syrtis Federation and the Capellan Confederation, but they continue to serve with distinction in the Taurian Concordat Navy. The Wagon Wheels also serve in the Magistracy Navy though the Magistracy prefers designs with more automation and fewer crew and are working at the this time to design a ship to replace them.
| Class/Model/Name: |
Wagon Wheel Frigate (Human Sphere) |
| Mass: |
94,200 tons |
| Equipment: |
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Mass |
| Power Plant: |
Standard |
28,260.00 |
| K-F Hyperdrive: |
Compact (Integrity = 4) |
42,626.00 |
| Lithium Fusion Battery: |
|
942.00 |
| Jump Sail: |
(Integrity = 3) |
35.00 |
| Structural Integrity: |
65 |
6,123.00 |
| Safe Thrust: |
5 |
|
| Maximum Thrust: |
8 |
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| Heat Sinks: |
282 Double |
.00 |
| Fuel & Fuel Pumps: |
|
400.00 |
| Bridge & Controls: |
|
236.00 |
| Armor Factor: |
164 Improved Ferro-aluminum |
122.00 |
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Armor Value |
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(Capital Scale) |
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Fore: |
|
20 |
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Fore Left / Right:
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31 / 31 |
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Aft Left / Right: |
|
31 / 31 |
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Aft: |
|
20 |
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| Equipment & Options: |
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| Cargo: |
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| Bay 1: |
Cargo (1) with 1 door |
585.00 |
| Bay 2: |
ProtoMech Platoons (5+1) (1) with 1 door |
50.00 |
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BattleArmor Maniples (5+1) (6) |
60.00 |
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Infantry (jump) Platoons (30) (1) |
9.00 |
| Bay 3: |
Infantry (foot) Platoons (30) (3) with 1 door |
15.00 |
| Bay 4: |
Infantry (motor) Platoons (30) (3) with 1 door |
21.00 |
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| DropShip Capacity: |
2 Docking Hardpoints |
2,000 |
| Grav Decks: |
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| Grav Decks #1 - 4: |
(280-meter diameter) |
2,000 |
| Life Boats: |
83 (7 tons each) |
581 |
| Escape Pods: |
87 (7 tons each) |
609 |
| Crew and Passengers: |
|
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| 35 Officers (30 minimum) |
|
0.00 |
| 153 Crew (29 minimum) |
|
0.00 |
| 20 1st Class Passengers |
|
0.00 |
| 252 Steerage Passengers |
|
0.00 |
| 30 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals |
|
0.00 |
| 252 Bay Personnel |
|
0.00 |
| Weapons & Equipment: |
Loc |
SRV |
MRV |
LRV |
ERV |
Heat |
Mass |
| 4 Light ER PPC* |
Nose |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
36 |
10.00 |
| 2 Medium Pulse Laser |
Nose |
1(12) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8 |
4.00 |
| 2 AMS(96 rounds) |
Nose |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
9.00 |
| 1 Piranha*(10 msls) |
FL/R |
3 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
18 |
400.00 |
| 4 Light ER PPC* |
FL/R |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
72 |
20.00 |
| 4 ELRM-20 (THB)(96 rounds) |
FL/R |
5(48) |
5(48) |
5(48) |
5(48) |
80 |
192.00 |
| 4 Medium Pulse Laser |
FL/R |
2(24) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
32 |
16.00 |
| 2 AMS(96 rounds) |
FL/R |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
18.00 |
| 4 NAC/5*(40 rounds) |
L/RBS |
20 |
20 |
-- |
-- |
240 |
4,080.00 |
| 5 HV AC/5 (THB)(120 rounds) |
L/RBS |
3(25) |
3(25) |
3(25) |
3(25) |
30 |
136.00 |
| 6 Medium Pulse Laser |
L/RBS |
4(36) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
48 |
24.00 |
| 2 AMS(96 rounds) |
L/RBS |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
18.00 |
| 1 Piranha*(10 msls) |
AL/R |
3 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
18 |
400.00 |
| 4 Light ER PPC* |
AL/R |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
72 |
20.00 |
| 4 ELRM-20 (THB)(96 rounds) |
AL/R |
5(48) |
5(48) |
5(48) |
5(48) |
80 |
192.00 |
| 4 Medium Pulse Laser |
AL/R |
2(24) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
32 |
16.00 |
| 2 AMS(96 rounds) |
AL/R |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
18.00 |
| 4 Light ER PPC* |
Aft |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
2(16) |
36 |
10.00 |
| 1 Large Pulse Laser |
Aft |
1(9) |
1(9) |
-- |
-- |
10 |
7.00 |
| 2 Medium Pulse Laser |
Aft |
1(12) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8 |
4.00 |
| 2 AMS(96 rounds) |
Aft |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
9.00 |
| TOTALS: |
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|
836 |
94,200.00 |
| Tons Left: |
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|
.00 |
| Calculated Factors: |
| Total Cost: |
9,426,247,200 C-Bills |
| Battle Value: |
25,036 |
| Cost per BV: |
376,507.72 |
| Weapon Value: |
15,136 (Ratio = .60) |
| Damage Factors: |
SRDmg = 700; MRDmg = 496; LRDmg = 328; ERDmg = 32 |
| Maintenance Point Value: |
MPV = 199,732 (82,144 Structure, 97,883 Life Support, 19,705 Weapons) |
| Support Points: |
SP = 291,789 (146% of MPV) |
| BattleForce2: |
(Not applicable) |